The club has a reasonably extensive selection of books including hiking, climbing, and skiing guidebooks as well as instructional manuals and more. Most of the newer books and/or commonly used books are now listed here, but there are many more. Drop by the clubroom to browse.

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The club has a reasonably extensive selection of books including hiking, climbing, and skiing guidebooks as well as instructional manuals and more. Most of the newer books and/or commonly used books are now listed here, but there are many more. Drop by the [[clubroom]] to browse.

==Guidelines: How to Use the VOC Library==

==Guidelines: How to Use the VOC Library==

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* The default period for letting out books and maps is be 2 weeks. If people come back and ask for an extension, this can be granted ONCE (for a total of 4 weeks). If this is a high use guidebook of which we have only one, don't give an extension and consider only letting people borrow it for a week. Examples of these books are: Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis (the new 3rd edition), Alpine Select, Scrambles, Climbers Guide to Squamish (McKlane), Freedom of the Hills (new edition), Skaha Rockclimbs, etc. If people keep on begging for extensions, kindly suggest them to invest their $20 deposit in a shiny new guidebook of their own.

* The default period for letting out books and maps is be 2 weeks. If people come back and ask for an extension, this can be granted ONCE (for a total of 4 weeks). If this is a high use guidebook of which we have only one, don't give an extension and consider only letting people borrow it for a week. Examples of these books are: Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis (the new 3rd edition), Alpine Select, Scrambles, Climbers Guide to Squamish (McKlane), Freedom of the Hills (new edition), Skaha Rockclimbs, etc. If people keep on begging for extensions, kindly suggest them to invest their $20 deposit in a shiny new guidebook of their own.

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==Guidebooks (Recent/Popular)==

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===Climbing: Bouldering, Ice, Mountaineering, and Rock ===

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* Better Bouldering, John Sherman

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* Climbing Anchors, John Long

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* How to Climb 5.12, Eric J. Horst

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* Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (8th edition +)

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* Rock Climbing Anchors, Craig Luebben

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* Rock Climbing, Moving up the grades, Malcolm Creasey

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* The Complete Rock Climber, Malcolm Creasey

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* The Rock Warrior's Way 2nd Ed

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* Wilderness Mountaineering (2nd edition), Phil Powers

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==Guidebooks (partial listing)==

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===Climbing: Specific Area Guides===

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* Bay Area Rock: A Climber's Guide,

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* Bouldering in the Canadian Rockies, Fink, Norman & Tremaine

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* Bow Valley Rock, Chris Perry, John Martin and Sean Dougherty

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* Canadian Rock: Select Climbs of the West, Kevin McLane

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* Cascade Alpine Guide (3 volumes), Fred Beckey

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* Climber's Guide to Smith Rock, Alan Watts

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* Island Alpine, Philip Stone

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* Kelowna Rock

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* Leavensoworth Rock 3rd Ed

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* Mixed Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, Sean Isaac

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* Rock Climbing Washington

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* Skaha Rockclimbs, Howie Richardson

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* Smith Rock Select, Jonathan Thesenga

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* Sport Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, John Martin and Jon Jones (5th edition)

* Start following the red numbers on the cabinets, which go from most likely to find map here (1) to least likely to find map (4). This might require some digging. The cabinets have a note on them giving a rough list of the contents.

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* Once you’ve found your map, locate an exec to lend it out to you, and pay the $20 deposit per map (to be returned to you when you return it)

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* Maps should not be taken on trips under any circumstances (except the tear proof ones), since they damage easily. Please photocopy the map that you need and return the map to the appropriate location.

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===How to Figure Out Which Map You Need===

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Let’s assume you are looking for a 1:50,000 map. The “map sheet code” should look something like 92J/3. The code of the map is indicated in most guidebooks, or you can look it up by place name (http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php), by latitude and longitude (http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map) or you can locate it on the index map (http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/Image:Bc_150dpi.jpg).

Note: the VOC also has some other types of maps, such as 1:250,000 maps, index maps, marine charts, forestry maps, road maps etc. Finding these might require significant digging – look at the contents notes on the cabinets to try and find the right cabinet. The tear proof maps are typically kept on the shelves of the library.

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===Online Mapping===

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As a recommended alternative, if you’d rather print out the map (or a section of it) or you can’t find the map you need in the VOC Collection, the maps are available online for FREE, and with MORE detail! (1:20,000) . For more information, check out [[Online_mapping]].

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===Cycling and other===

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==List of Purchases==

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The VOC Library currently has an annual budget of 200 CAD. The budget is mostly spent on guidebooks, although the purchase of tearproof/waterproof maps might be considered from time to time. In general, we purchase a combination of guidebooks of local interest, and guidebooks for farther places. The idea is that the local guidebooks would be useful if you are new in town or getting into a new activity, others will probably end up buying their own copies of these guidebooks (or borrow from friends). The guidebooks for farther places are useful for people considering a roadtrip or longer trip and in order to spark curiosity about faraway places.

* Hiking from here to WOW (North Cascades), by Kathy and Craig Copeland

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* Mountain footsteps (East Kootenay), by Janice Strong

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* Stein Valley wilderness guidebook, by Gordon White (new ed)

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* Hiking the gulf islands, by Charles Kahn

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* Where locals hike in the west Kootenay, by Kathy and Craig Copeland

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* Cycling the Kettle Valley Railway, by Dan and Sandra Langford

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* Vantage guide book (new edition)

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The club has a reasonably extensive selection of books including hiking, climbing, and skiing guidebooks as well as instructional manuals and more. Most of the newer books and/or commonly used books are now listed here, but there are many more. Drop by the clubroom to browse.

Guidelines: How to Use the VOC Library

For members

If you find a guidebook/magazine/map that you would like to borrow, locate an exec member that can sign it out for you. Quartermaster helpers are also able to do this. The deposit for each library article is $20 (no exceptions) and the borrowing period is 2 weeks. Maps should NOT be taken on trips (except the tearproof ones).

For exec members

All library articles (includes books, guidebooks, magazines, maps, VOC journals, other journals, videos, DVD’s etc) should be checked out using the Gearmaster.

A separate entry must be used for library articles. For example, if someone gets skis+skins+boots+1 guidebook+1 map, you need one entry for the skis+skins+boots and one entry for the guidebook + map. As with gear, if someone has borrowed two or more library articles (or a combination) and returns only some of them, mark that entry as returned and make a new entry, which should contain the books/maps they they still have and the deposit that we still hold for those books/maps.

Make sure to write the title of the book (or other article) and if there are several editions, note the edition too.

The deposit for each library article is $20 (no exceptions, treat like gear)

The deposit should be deposited in the exec drawer, in the black folder, under "library". It should NOT go with the gear money.

The "library folder" will not be used anymore. At all.

Maps should not be taken on trips, except for the waterproof/tearproof ones (Callaghan, Garibaldi, etc). Please tell this to people every time someone borrows a map. They should photocopy the section that they need or just use it for reference.

The default period for letting out books and maps is be 2 weeks. If people come back and ask for an extension, this can be granted ONCE (for a total of 4 weeks). If this is a high use guidebook of which we have only one, don't give an extension and consider only letting people borrow it for a week. Examples of these books are: Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis (the new 3rd edition), Alpine Select, Scrambles, Climbers Guide to Squamish (McKlane), Freedom of the Hills (new edition), Skaha Rockclimbs, etc. If people keep on begging for extensions, kindly suggest them to invest their $20 deposit in a shiny new guidebook of their own.

Guidebooks (Recent/Popular)

Climbing: Bouldering, Ice, Mountaineering, and Rock

Better Bouldering, John Sherman

Climbing Anchors, John Long

How to Climb 5.12, Eric J. Horst

Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (8th edition +)

Rock Climbing Anchors, Craig Luebben

Rock Climbing, Moving up the grades, Malcolm Creasey

The Complete Rock Climber, Malcolm Creasey

The Rock Warrior's Way 2nd Ed

Wilderness Mountaineering (2nd edition), Phil Powers

Climbing: Specific Area Guides

Bay Area Rock: A Climber's Guide,

Bouldering in the Canadian Rockies, Fink, Norman & Tremaine

Bow Valley Rock, Chris Perry, John Martin and Sean Dougherty

Canadian Rock: Select Climbs of the West, Kevin McLane

Cascade Alpine Guide (3 volumes), Fred Beckey

Climber's Guide to Smith Rock, Alan Watts

Island Alpine, Philip Stone

Kelowna Rock

Leavensoworth Rock 3rd Ed

Mixed Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, Sean Isaac

Rock Climbing Washington

Skaha Rockclimbs, Howie Richardson

Smith Rock Select, Jonathan Thesenga

Sport Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, John Martin and Jon Jones (5th edition)

Other

Guidelines: How to Use the VOC Map Collection

Quick Guide

Find out which map sheet you need (see below).

Start following the red numbers on the cabinets, which go from most likely to find map here (1) to least likely to find map (4). This might require some digging. The cabinets have a note on them giving a rough list of the contents.

Once you’ve found your map, locate an exec to lend it out to you, and pay the $20 deposit per map (to be returned to you when you return it)

Maps should not be taken on trips under any circumstances (except the tear proof ones), since they damage easily. Please photocopy the map that you need and return the map to the appropriate location.

Note: the VOC also has some other types of maps, such as 1:250,000 maps, index maps, marine charts, forestry maps, road maps etc. Finding these might require significant digging – look at the contents notes on the cabinets to try and find the right cabinet. The tear proof maps are typically kept on the shelves of the library.

Online Mapping

As a recommended alternative, if you’d rather print out the map (or a section of it) or you can’t find the map you need in the VOC Collection, the maps are available online for FREE, and with MORE detail! (1:20,000) . For more information, check out Online_mapping.

List of Purchases

The VOC Library currently has an annual budget of 200 CAD. The budget is mostly spent on guidebooks, although the purchase of tearproof/waterproof maps might be considered from time to time. In general, we purchase a combination of guidebooks of local interest, and guidebooks for farther places. The idea is that the local guidebooks would be useful if you are new in town or getting into a new activity, others will probably end up buying their own copies of these guidebooks (or borrow from friends). The guidebooks for farther places are useful for people considering a roadtrip or longer trip and in order to spark curiosity about faraway places.